Month: January 1997

What is the truth? According to one dictionary, the word truth is defined as "the quality or state of being true." But what does that mean? A woman was brought before Jesus. The teachers of the law knew about her. … Read more

My co-workers are good people but they are a closed group who do not readily accept newcomers. Enter a newcomer, namely, me. Since I took the job, two years ago, I have been watched, judged, lied about, threatened. It is … Read more

I opened my newspaper one day and read an article on a mother from Newfoundland who was pleading with the father of her children to bring her four children back. As I read, I added these boys to my prayers … Read more

We need to learn when to be awake and when to rest. Jesus was awake in the Garden of Gethsemane and yet He slept on the boat during the furious storm. On the other hand, the disciples slept in the … Read more

It wasn't all that long ago that my parents, my sister and I went to church more or less regularly in a hamlet near our farm in east central Alberta. There were two churches in the hamlet – one, Catholic … Read more

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy sledding the net (Surfing isn't an appropriate term where I live), but have you noticed how noisy it is? The net seems to me visually loud in the extreme. Bright colours, big bold letters, … Read more

Have you had a chance yet this year to look at your bank and credit card statements, scratch your head, and wonder where it all went? If you haven't, you soon will! None of us has the ability to change … Read more

I've used the video "Beauty and the Beast" on a number of occasions, and I must use it again, for it is an illustration of divine love where Beauty does not love the Beast because he is beautiful, but makes … Read more

My story is like many others. As a teen I had heard God's call to the ministry, but didn't follow. So I tried other things — things which ultimately led me far away from Christ straight into the bottom of … Read more

Glittering peacock-coloured images flashing and dancing surround sound bombarding the senses, Invisible current surging through microchips making visible a commercial promise of vitality. Announced pleasure combines with beauty portrayed. "You, too can be such a one" if only you will … Read more